Belting



C J. FAY.

BBLTING.

No. 65,895. Patented June 18, 1867.

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CYRUS J. FAY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

Lam Patent No. 65,895,-dated June 18, 1867.

maovnn 132mm TO ALL WHOM 'IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, C. J. FAY, of Philadelphia, in the county-ofPhiladelphia, and State of Pennsylvania,

have invented a new and useful Improvement in Belting; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full,

clear, and exact description thereof, which 'will enable others skilledin the art to make and use the same,

reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification, in which- Figure 1 represents a longitudinal sectionalView of my improved-belt! Figures 2 and 3 are face views of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

This invention relates to, the use of paper made of manilla, hemp, orgrass, aecording to the-process and mode described in the specificationaccompanying the Letters Patent granted to T. Irving, J. "McNeil, GeorgeW. Rich, and Cyrus J. Fay, on the 18th -day of December, 1866, for thepurpose of belting of any description for machinery, &c., and also forharnesses and'other similar purposes.

The extraordinarystrength and durability of this paper, its water-proofand elastic qualities an l its great chcapncss, make it peculiarlyadaptable for the purposes above referred to. The paper to be used forbelts can be'made in strips of the requisite width, and of any desirablelength. Any number of'layers of paper are pasted or'oth'erwise securedtogether to get the, requisite thickness and strength.- I have foundthat rubber cement will bc-th'c' best agent for pasting the (lifi'erentlayers ofpaper togetherg'as it is impervious to moisture, and as it addsto. the pliability of the belt. The l'ayersof paper may be sewedtogetheras indicated in fig. 2, and Leon-.- sider that the best and mostcomplete ocess for the purpose: l The ends of such a belt may be lacedtogether in the usual manner. I

The great strength of this paper permits the use of comparatively thinbelts, where heretofore the thickest kinds of leather belts were used.The paper belt will not stretch or expand, and is impervious to water,will therefore not be softened and lengthened when moistened, as theleather belts do. A paper belt of the above construction will cost butone-fourth'of what would be theprice of aleather belt having the samestrength.

The invention may also be used with advantage for certain parts ofharness, and in fact .wherever leather straps are now used. Such harnessstraps could be coated with anysuitable paint, and be enamelled orotherwise ornamented in any suitable manner.

I claim as new, and desire to secure .by Letters Patent- The use of andthe manner of arranging paper for'belts and straps, substantially asdescribed.

The abovespeeification of my invention signed by me this 23d day ofFebruary, 1867. c J FAY Witnesses:

Wu. F. McNAMAnA, ALEX. F. Resmvrs.

